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, 1887-12-22

ORDERS for extra copies OF the holi-
day issue should be sent in at once, as
the first pages go to press this week
Parties desiring advertising space
must file their copy Immediately. The
number will have very large circula-
ton throughout the country, and will
he an excellent advertising medium.
An issue Of the kind is an expensive
undertaking, but the time is ripe for
letting the world know what Spokane
Falls is doing in the way of advance
ment.
, 1887-12-22
Now Ia Your Chance.

From now until after the holidays
we shall offer special inducements to
parties wishing to purchase either IL
piano, organ or sewing machine. No
nicer present could he made TO II lady
friend than one or the other Of the
articles named, and no opportunity
like the present will ever again be pres
ented. Call in and look over our AS
sortment of fine instruments and ma
chimes. They are of the best in the
market.
12-l 8. w.2t A. l.. DAVIS & Son.
, 1887-12-22

THE friends Of woman suffrage on
the west side OF the mountains have
fred voluminous petition at the leg
islature. A singular feature of the pc
tition from SteilAcoom is u provision
that foreign born women should be
required to live in the United States
twenty-one years before being entitled
70 vote. The female voters of that
place are decidedly native American.
, 1887-12-22
DumkeIness or the L,qunrIiabit Posi.
lively Cured by Administering DIR.
Haiups' Golden SDpcific.

II can be given in q cup OF coffee or tea
without the knowledge of the person
taking it; IN absolutely y harmless and will
whet er the patient is moderate drinker
or an alcoholic wreck. thouSan Of
drunkardS have been made temperate
men who have taken Golden Specific il,
their coffee without their know ledge, and
20 day believe thev quit driking of their
own free will IT NEVER FAILS.
The system once iinprngnated with the
Specific II becoines an utter impossibilil v
for the liquor appetite to exist. For fun
particulars, address GOLDEN SPECIFIC
CO., LIS Race st. CINCINNATI, o.
, 1887-12-22
FROM the character of the mineral

FROM the character of the mineral
specimens recently exhibited in this
city from the Occur d'Alene, Kootenai,
Colville and Salmon river districts it
is evident that exceedingly rich de-
posts are constantly being discovered,
and that more attention will be paid
to mining next year than ever before.
1t is II matter Of congratulltion to oo-
serve that some Of the most promising
of these specimens come from Cha
welah, district that has heretofore
been sadly neglected by mining men,
and which bids fair to come to the
front in great shape next year.
There was no afternoon session Of
, 1887-12-22

REGULARLY every session bills are
introduced in the legislature providing
for sinking artesian wells in Adams
aud Franklin counties, and somehow
the holes are never put into the
ground. These wells would be very
advantageous to those counties and
possibly would be sunk il the bill
pending is passed.
, 1887-12-22

Tens Of thousands ~ people everywhere
on the coast deal with Weinstock Il l.u-
bin, 400 -4l0 X st. Saeremento Cal, II clear
indication that their goods aud prices are
worth knowing about. The new Fall
Catalogue just is-,ed (free) tells all about
the n+w things in Dry Goods, Clothing,
Household supplies, etc.. and II much the
finest book ever issued by this trm.
send for "a copy by postal card, or other.
doing.
, 1887-12-22
NOTICE no CHEDITORs.

Matters of Estate of NJ. l.. y. Is. Spencer,
Deceased.
In pursuance OF an order by the Probate
Court Of Spokane Falls, Washington Terri
tory. heretofore made, therefore notice. Is
hereby given to the creditors of said deceas.
ed, requiring all persons having claims
against said deceased to pres-ut them with
the necessary vouchers, within one year
after The date of this notice ~ the under
signed adniinistratorix, NJ the Office ~ L.
n. Pratlpr. Esq in Keats Block. Spokane
Falls, W. L. Dated Dec 10Th 1887.
LUVlLLA SPENCER,
~ % 4w Adiurx. said Estate
, 1887-12-22
Read this Beautiful Poetry.

All you girls and bows
Come and take look at my toys
Sleighs andsl Dis.
Cradles and doll beds
Canes and bureaus,
Wagons aud whe -barrows.
Chairs, round tables,
Houses aud stables,
Fiddlos and guitars,
Locomotive and cars.
Paper, pens and Ink
And all In that line you can think,
Fish lines and hooks,
Christmas cards and picture books,
All Size Rubber dolls
And also rubber balls
shall draw your attention,
There are so many articles TO mention;
So come where can be seen,
ON Howard street, No. IN,
II you buy much or little " is all the same,
For you must know that WIN. Kohlhauh is ~
name. R'lStf
, 1887-12-22

THE bill providing for the establish
ment Of an insane asylum at Medical
Lake has been reported upon favora-
bly, by the proper committee and it
may pass the legislature. II it does il
will be q great gain for our neighbor-
ing town on the pond, the waters of
which have such peculiar curative
virtues
, 1887-12-22

The murderer Ward received sem
tence Of ten years in the penitentiary
yesterday for the killing Of Thorndyke.
As Ward is far advanced in years and
broken in health ten years sentence
Ia equivalent to one for life.
, 1887-12-22

ther, is considerable work cut out to
be taken up on the reconvening OF the
legislature. The indications are that
the srssion will continue well on into
January.
, 1887-12-22

KEAN has introduced bill in the
legislature that is intended to insure
honest elections. Elections are gen.
orally pretty fairly conducted in the
territory, but il there is anything that
can add to their honesty why let it be
anactpd
, 1887-12-22

THE court and lawyers took we'll
earned half holiday yesterday after
noon. The mill Of justice commences
grinding again this morning. A large
number Of sentences were pronounc ed
yesterday morning. Altogether q
large amount of work has been accom-
plished so far during the session.
, 1887-12-22

THE legislature will memorialize
congress to admit the territory as a
state. However We hardly expect to
learn of an enabling act passing i'm
mediately upon receipt of the petition.
, 1887-12-22

ACCORDING to previous arrangements
the territorial' Legislature adjourned
yesterday over the holidays aud
Olympia. is already dssertsd. The lln4sns- mem---
bers having at once left to spend
Christmas 1T home. So far the body
has accom- plished very little, although
, 1887-12-22

CHICAGO. Dec. 2i.-Cattle receipts @ 0Oo,
Strong and rs cents higher, choice s. IS.
shipping steers So to 40; Stockers and
feeders 81 rs to 3.35. Texas cattle 81 ,s5 W
s.
Hogs receipts 1000, Opened 10 to Is
cents higher aud closed easier. Mixed So 10
$50, heavy - 35 To 3 30. light 81 %
Sheep receipts 5000 n,prket strong,
natives So To 475, western s. 25 to 4, Texan
$22j To $50.
PoREIGS GRAIN.
LivsRPooL. Dec. 2i.--Wheat firm, de-
mand poor, Holders uiIrr moderately. Cali
furuia l, g.. 81. t. g. lOi perennial.
Cord dun, holders otler freely.
, 1887-12-22
LOOKS YoRBoDIHa.

LONDON, Dec. 2l-A dispatch frola Bel
grave says King Milan. IN addressing depn-
ties ut tile recent Servian celebration said
"The horizon Is dark and fearful, the war
cry seems to be impending Servia must
be prepared to defend her Interests"
, 1887-12-22

The criminal docket for the present
term of court has been disposed Of
Considering that there were three
murder cusrs, he docket has occupied
an unusually shCrt time. ~
, 1887-12-22
passage.

WHILE the holiday edition is an
entirely separate publication from the
regular daily issue, copies will be DE-
livered to gular subscribers without
extra charge.
, 1887-12-22

The report Of the commission to investi-
gate the affairs of the Pacific railroads W
not be sent to congress by the resident uD-
till after the recess
, 1887-12-22
Heavv loss.

PrrTsRuRo. Dec. 2l-Flirshman h Coz
dry goods establishment and Yeager & Co.'S
toy store were burned tonight Lpss $l75-
coo. Three tirelncn wer. badly injured.
, 1887-12-22

The council does not favor legaliz-
Ing eight hours as days work. The
bill was killed in that body Tuesday.
No one will suffer from it's nom
paysage
, 1887-12-22

In an article on Cleveland's free
trade doctrine as set forth in his mes
sage, the Seattle Post.Intelligenc ncei
brings the fallicies of that policy home
to residents of this territory. 1t says
"The manner i'm which the presi-
dents message il received by the dem
ocratic papers Of the territory is rather
surprising to one who considers how
greatly the prosperity of the Pacific
northwest depends upon the mainten-
ance OF the America system of protcc'
tion to home industries. Almost with.
out exception they accept his stupid
and threadbare arguments as gospel
and unite with him in the demand for
the destruction Of the protective sys-
tom. They see no danger in placing
the labor of America in com petition
with the pauper labor Of Europe. They
close their eyes to the magnificent re-
suits OF n quarter OF u century of pro.
lection. They profess to believe that
the prosperity of Washington territory
would be enhanced by policy which
would result in shutting down its coal
mines and crippling its vast lumber in
dus'ry, by ~ policy which would post.
pune for generations the development
of its great mineral resources and
would turn backward the capital which
is now seeking investment within its
borders from across the continent and
across the sea. 1t is possible to com.
prehend how Kenturkian, Texan
or even resident Of Minnesota might
be carried away by the plausible theor.
les and smooth suphietries of the free
traders, but it seems incredible that
one whose interests were in Washing
ton territory should favor the abandon.
ment of II policy upon which the pros.
perity Of the territory SO greatly de.
pends. Free trade, or tariff for
revenue only, which is another name
for the same thing, would postpone
the development Of the mineral resour
ces of tins territory, and incidentally
the full development Of its agricultural
r, sources, for the better part of n CEN
tury, yet there are citizens of the terri
tory who assail the protective tariff he.
cause n democratic president has said
it is the proper thing to do.'
, 1887-12-22
Lack OF Food and Fuel.

KANSAS CITY, December a.
Frurn certain sections OF Kansas, especial.
ly in Meade and Clark counties. have come
reports Of distress from lack of fuel and In
good work to relieve whatever suffering
may exist. A dispatch from Garden City
tonight charact-rizes the recent dispatches .
about the alarming scarcity Of food and
fuel so far rs the extreme wes tern portion
OF the state IL cone. rnc d rs "A canard,
, 1887-12-22

the public interests could be advanced or
prolonged by refusing the house adjourn-
inent which II asked.
Plumb sa,l the housa couldn't adjourn.
without concurrence OF the senate,
Batter expressed contempt for the dis
gushing spectacle. which the senate was pre-.
senting Tor effect and hy pocrucy. exhibited
to-day, There was not u senator who did
not know that all that was said about the
| senate remaining In session was hypocrti-
cal IL was the Hiuisiest, shullOwcst by poe.
ricy le had ever witnessed.
Plumb resented the position OF public
ceilsOr assumed by the senator from South
Carolina,
Sherman agreed with Butler that IL was
hardly worth while for the senate to deny
the house the usual privilege NJ holding AL.
journtneht, but he did not agree with him
las to the character of to.day's debate. On
the contrary, he (Sherman) was very much
interested in 1t. 1t had brought to the at.
tentiun OF the sesate he folly of some feat
ures Of the presidents message, Gotubly the
folly OF endeavoring to create scare and
alarm about the condition of the country
because, fortunately, there was u surplus at
$50 OOO, 600 In the treasury. If IL were
true that there was such state OF
alarm as was expressed hy the president,
certainly the democratic house ought not
to adjourn over the holidays. He did nut
believe, however, that there was any occa
sion for alarn. lie believed that the Ian.
guage OF the president was entirely too
strong. Ii WAS right and proper for repub-
lican senators to call attention To the folly
OF the house of representatives adjnurning
without even an org snizatinn. The surplus
Ut 500, 900. .OO0 WAS less than was in the
treasury ut other periods Of the present ad.
ninistration. He thought 1t but right t.at
the hun,bug by which IL WAS sought to
friHhtcn the country ssould be puuctured
exploded or explained away.
Alter further discussion the resolution
was comcutrei In yeas 81, nays 10.
The Blair educational bill was taken up
as unhnishe business, aud after an execu.
tive session the senate adjourned
, 1887-12-22

There was no afternoon session of
the court yesterday.
, 1887-12-22
Exploaion of Oaa.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, dec. 2l.-A terrible
explosion al gas occurred In the Noting.
ham mine, at Plymouth this evening. Sil
miners entered a breast where the vcntila
tion was defective. A lamp caused tho ex.
plosion. Four oi the men were fatally and
two seriously burned
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Fancies i'm Furniture.

New York Mail and Express.
Mahogany is the popular wood for this
son.
Fourteenth century chairs are returning to
favor.
A carved footstool has its sides in embossed
brass.
Cabinets and toilet tables of PAPER mache are
once more in use.
Parlor suits of six pieces, two alike, are in
fashion and In favor.
Desks for Offices and rooms made to con-
tain concealed washstand.
Furniture carvers should be careful not to
make their cutting too deep.
hat-rack is provided with protruding erect
ovals OF nickle- plated wire for silk hats.
Dwarf book cases. deliberately carved and
gilded are to be seen in the most fashionable
houses.
Table beds are new They are converted
from one to the other readily. and may be used
either.
divided in the middle and opening to right and
left on hinges.
Furniture may be painted the most effective
1y by rubbing down each coat. as is done in car
riage painting.
Brass cabinets quite pretty and quite sty
1ish pillars have foriated capitals, panels of
antique design, etc.
Fauteuils of the toniest quality are made from
locust wood and upholstered in pink and blue,
with golden fringe.
Jewel caskets of tortoise shell, with four
drawers are neat and expensive. They make
excellent Christmas presents.
Drawing-room tables of unique appearance
are made from coarse Irish stalks of light green
ish yellow and bound by withes of red.
A parlor screen seen recently in uptown
store has a heap of flowers Unfortunately
thrown together massed in one corner. with a
rich shade of blue lake extending towards the
backgrounds.
new color to stain wood is rich violet. and
the stain is thus made: The wood is treated
with bath of four and one-half ounces of olive
oil, same of soda ash and two and one-half pints
of boiling water. 1t is then dyed with magenta
Folding beds are selling well about the Holt
day season There is considerable mechanical
ingenuity displayed in there construction. One
house. well known as the residence of wealthy
gentleman, has folding bed in every apart
ment. thus making each room a parlor.
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it is very deep and very grand Some people
are always vexed with doubts and fears. They
do not know whether they feel right or wrong.
But. my dear brothers, if you were doing more
for Christ. nine ont of ten of your doubts would
die of themselves, and the tenth you would
hang up with rope, while you keep on your
heavenly way"
The London Spectator makes this singular
statement: There must exist somewhere in
the India Office. possibly in the secret depart
ment. an account by Lord Canning of an offer
made to him in IS56-59 by leading sikhs to be-
come Christians en- masse and make Christian
ity the ruling religion of India. We heard of
this strangest of all the strange transactions of
that wild period from his own lips"
The preaching places of the American Board
Mission in Constantinople have somewhat
polyglot character. At Scutari Armenian preach
ing is followed by English preaching. and by
Turkish preaching in the evening In Koom-
Kapou. the Greek service is followed by a Turk
ish service. The same is the case at Samatra.
In Pera are Greek and Armenian services. and
at the Bible House a Greek service is followed
by Turkish service.
vagueness is one of the worst curses of life
Either men look upon tho great principles of
duty through glass darby, or they miss in
putting them to practice, though failing sharply
to discern the right time and fit place of applica
t1on- So 1t comes to pass that many men whose
general intentions are of the best actually make
their concrete performances to be of the worst;
simply because-to use phrase which is
pressive. if it be slightly alleged with slang
they do not ''catch on" to their proper and wait
ing work.
California Advocate: What we most need is
the perfect conservation of our lives to God, so
that all of business. and all of thoughts
shall be Gods. One man has talent for max
ing money. Let him do his best. and then give
God proSperS him. One is an excellent singer,
or has talent for music. He make his in
fuence power for Christ. Preachers must be
consecrated to God, or fail There is middle
ground in this matter. The entire. unSeltish.
continued conservation of all to the service of
Christ is essential and perpetual victory.
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BITS OF FASHION.

The large pouf at the back. so long disfguring
draperies is now pronounceely bad style
For very little folk, hoods of chinchilla, with
lining and loops of shell pink, are the highest
fashion.
Half-low shoes of bronze, patent leather,
French kid suede, are preferred to slippers
for evening wear
Lower skirts are plain and straight, without
foot pleating, and often bordered with deep
band of velvet or brocade. above which appears
braid or passementerie.
Mature women wear wide bonnet strings
folded narrow, and tied in long loops that are
pulled out to the and pinned with jeweled
pms. leaving ends conspicuously absent
Spanish girdles are exceedingly fashionable.
Dog-collars. in artistic devices, are i'm
ported, made of solid gold or silver, heavily
chased and set with diamonds, garnets, opals'
or pearls
Overskirts are nearly straight-by conse-
quence very full at the top-where they are
stoutly pleated at front and side, and so deeply
at the back the folds reach the skirt hem. For
looping one or two big pleats each side take the
place of the multitude of irregular ones seen
and wrestled with this five years past
Ribbon braces for trimming simple corsages
are very pretty and effective. The ribbon is
usually of MORE and fastens on the shoulder IN
simple knot At the waist in the back the
braces terminate in a knot and number OF
loops. In front they finish with shower of
long loops and ends which ia II low on the
skirt.
A plain corsage, whether high or low. is
cnarmlngly embeIlfShed by means OF f1Doon
braces, and when there is added to the hair one
of the corresponding upright bows with dainty
feather aigrette in the centre, quite change is
wrought in the effect of the entire toilet These
hair loops take very small amount of ribbon;
there no loops the cockade ends and fam
shaped pleatings making them lighter in effect.
The usual height is about five inches, and the
bows are fixed upright in the hair.
New York Post: Trained princesse dresses of
velvet. petticoats of MORE, are the rage
for elegant reception ard dinner costumes.
notably elegant gown of this kind now graces
the window of an uptown house, where grand
toilets made specially. The dress is made
of golden-brown watered velvet overa petticoat
of palest primrose MORE richly outlined with
gold and amber beads The velvet falls
straight at each side, and ends in a graceful
court train which is shrred to the edge of the
pointed bodice. Princesse gowns without trains,
and made of faille Franchise, MORE or velvet,
also by guests at day receptions and
for paying special visits. Black lace dresses in
princesse style are imported. made over black
watered silk foundations. the MORE waist cut
low. with short sleeves of the MORE and half
long ones of the lace, tied at the elbows with
MORE ribbons, and edged with double frills of
lace to match
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How Some Men Write.

Bancroft uses type writer and stenoerapher
but he thinks 250 words good days work. and
james g. Blame thought be was doing well when
he accomplished l. 500 words of morning One
of the fastest writer's among the public men of
to day Is Admiral Porter. whose brain works
like the wheels of dynamo, throwing off sparks
at every turn, and whose pencil rushes across
the paper at almost Geographic speed. Admit
raj Porter wrote his history of the United States
navy in eleven months and during that time his
average at least IS, 000 words a month, or
nearly $500 words day, including Sundays.
The book is as big diction-
airy, and 1t contains from 700. 600 to
500. 900 words. During many OF these days he
did not write at all, and his average during his
working period high ). 900 words a day
Admiral Porter is fond of writing. He never
uses anything but lead pencil, and he says be
cannot think we'll without his pencil n his hand.
He had slight attack of pen paralysis once,
and his hand refuses to act whenever his finger
touches the steel of the pen. He began his novel
writing for amusement and he wrote "Ailan
Dare without any idea that it would be pub
hshed, much less dramatized. He stands up
while writing, and when he becomes interested
he writes along for hours at q stretch George
Bancroft works only in the morning Blaine
did his best work before noon. and I.n.9r
worked both morning and evening
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Christmas Gifts.

Philadelphia Record.
The secret pleasure of a generous act
Is the great minds great BRIDE
Chinese toy books and Jap dolls food the
counters.
Objects in antique wrought-iron are much
sought for holiday gifts
Small clocks in fancy Trainings of metal are
pretty and inexpensive holiday gifts
Aqua marine. topaz or other colored jewels
set in small diamonds are quite in favor for gift
rings.
Moonstones and tigers eyes are popular semi
precious stones for rings, scarf, shawl and lace
pins
Pieces of silver white and frosted. enameled
and decorated with niello work, make very
choice Christmas gifts.
Flocks of geese and ducks, droves of pigs,
teams of horses and mules and groups of goats
compose some of the new metal and bisque paper
weights.
All kinds of furs will be acceptable as holiday
presents, but sets of the fox furs, black and
silver red, blue and gray, are the first favorites
with young women.
Shoehorns with fanciful heads are new and
make very good Christmas gifts for those very
difficult persons to satisfy. the men and women
who have everything" Some are of carved
wood, some of silver, and some of metal
1t is said-but one can hardly believe it-that
the most acceptable of all holiday presents to
lady from her husband or brother or any
friend who has right to give it, is a long mar
row strip of tinted paper which is written:
PAY to the order OF -. &C.
The favorite jewel ornaments for Christmas
gifts are diamond or rose diamond" paste
brllliants in the form of suns, stars, crescents,
flowers, butterflies. lilies and leaves or balls or
other forms, mounted on hairpins, which can be
utilized for other purposes as well as the
couture
Novelties for the Christmas tree consist of
silver and gilt paper bonbonieres in the shape
of helmets brd-cages, boats. ships, yachts,
fishes, ducks and geese, inclosing tiny silken
bags-red and blue, lilac and yellow-with mar
row ribbon draw strings to attach them to the
tree. after closing the bag over the bonbons
within.